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The GE will give you better color if you have any yellow corals in the tank.

A Blue Plus and Fiji Purple is going to be really blue with a littel purple tint to it.

If I go T5 on my 95g 36x24x25.....Should I go 8 lamp or 6 lamp and what's a good bulb combo for a slightly blue color?

Thanks

Quick question:

23 inch deep tank. Mixed, but mostly will be LPS and Zoanthids. Maybe some SPS on the very top.

Which T-5 fixture? NEP 6 x 54 OR Tek 4 x 54 T-5's.

Thanks!

Which T5 lamp will make the corals glow more the Blue plus or the Actinic 03?

blue plus

blue plus

23 inch deep.. whats the other measurement

48long x ### width x 23 deep ?

Hey Grim- turns out that the Pro Color has been discontinued.. I thought I would pass that on for other T-5 users. Staff at the online vendor I purchased the light from recommended UVL's 12k (actinic white) as a substitute for the ProColor. I decided to give it a try.

8 lamps. I would use 4 ATI Blue Plus, 1 ATI Aquablue, 2 UVL Actinic White and a GE 6500K Daylight.

Probably flip a coin but you would want to change out the lamps that come with the Nova so consider that when you are pricing them out.

Well you said ATI lamps, had I known UVL was an option I would have said the Actinic White.

Grim, Sorry if this is being lazy, I have read about 50 pages of this thread, but it goes forever. I have a 30x12x18 deep 29 gallon tank, can you make a fixture and bulb recomendation for a SPS/clam dominated reef?

Thanks, any particular bulb arrangement?

Also, If I go with a retrokit...saltcreep will most undoubtedly be an issue...Any suggestions besides the usual maintenance practice of wiping the bulbs and reflector?
Is it ok to use a regular 8 lamp fixture with glass/acrylic shield?

Hey Grim,

I am setting up 120G(4'by2'by2') MH + T5 combo and wanted your opinion on the following config.
2 X 250 SE aquamaxx 14K MH(Commonly thougt of as blue20) I also have a pair of hamilton 10K's
48" 4X 54W SLR t5 HO retro

Blue Plus
GE 6500 K HO
UVL Super actinic
UVL 10K Aquasun


Thanks in advance!

Grim, I've been following the thread so I think I understand your bulb recommendations a bit, but I am putting a Aquactinics Tx5 on a 75 gallon tank. Its 5 bulb with two switches for the 1,3,5 and the 2,4 positions.

I have some chaeto in the tank so I'm thinking one 6500 bulb so

2 ATI blue plus
1 UVL Aquablue
1 actinic white
1 6500

How would you set them up in position 1-5, 1 being the front of the tank? What would you recommend for timers on the two switches?

I really appreciate all you do to help us on this subject.

I was just reading through my post, and I didn't add that the tank is a 72 bow. The 4 bulb Tek will provide enough coverage in the front bowed section, correct?

Thanks for the help!

4 lamp 39 watt ATI Sunpower fixture with 2 ATI Blue Plus, 1 ATI Aquablue and a UVL Actinic White lamp.

If you have good airflow in the canopy you can use a fixture. As far as lamp placement just make sure you have blue pluses on the dust/dawn sets and place the GE about center with a Actinic white a couple slots front and rear of center.

If the halides are really blue that would be fine. I would maybe use the UVL 75/25 instead of the Aquasun so the look will be better when you are just running the T5's.

Thanks Grim you da man

Put the blue plus on 2 and 4 for dusk/dawn with the Aquablue, Actinic White and GE on 1, 3 and 5 respectively.

Yeah, I wouldn't throw a clam in the front of the bow but it should be fine.

Dang! My eyes are killing me and my wife isn't happy that I've been reading for so long :D
I have a 70g ultimate tank and I'm trying to figure out the best bulb combo for a TX5. I have a mixed tank with about 70% Acros and 30% LPS. I have about six combos written down and now I'm confused. I'm looking for at least a 14k look.

Would this work:
Blue+
75/25
Blue+
GE 6500
Blue+

OR

Aqua blue
Blue+
Actinic White
blue+
Aqua blue

Thanks in advance